**An Apple Best Book of the MonthFrom award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bomb**Paveway, the first "smart" bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable.In The Warhead, Jeffrey Stern tells the story of Paveway through the lives of seven interc...

**An Apple Best Book of the MonthFrom award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bomb**Paveway, the first "smart" bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable.In The Warhead, Jeffrey Stern tells the story of Paveway through the lives of seven interc...

A thrilling and emotional story about the bonds forged in war and good intentions gone wrong.In the early days of the Afghanistan war, Jeff Stern was scouring the streets of Kabul for a big story. He was accompanied by a driver, Aimal, who had ambitions of his own: to get rich off the sudden infusion of foreign attention and cash.In this gripping adventure story, Stern writes of how he and Aimal navigated an environment full of guns and danger and opportuni...

Under the protection of foreign forces, a special place has flourished in Afghanistan. The Marefat School is an award-winning institution in the western slums of Kabul, built by one of the country's most vulnerable minorities, the Hazara. Marefat educates both girls and boys; it teaches students to embrace the arts, criticize their leaders, interrogate their religion, and be active citizens in a rapidly changing country. But they are dependent on foreign forces for security. When the Unite...

A thrilling and emotional story about the bonds forged in war and good intentions gone wrong.In the early days of the Afghanistan war, Jeff Stern was scouring the streets of Kabul for a big story. He was accompanied by a driver, Aimal, who had ambitions of his own: to get rich off the sudden infusion of foreign attention and cash.In this gripping adventure story, Stern writes of how he and Aimal navigated an environment full of guns and danger and opportuni...

Nelle prime ore della sera del 21 agosto 2015, il mondo assiste stupefatto alla notizia di un attacco terroristico sul treno Thalys n. 9364 diretto a Parigi, sventato da tre giovani americani in viaggio attraverso l'Europa. Spencer Stone, sergente dell'Air Force, Alek Skarlatos, soldato della Guardia nazionale dell'Oregon reduce da una missione in Afghanistan, e Anthony Sadler: tre amici con la fissazione per la storia militare cresciuti insieme, che proprio in una vita di lealtà e di sost...

An ISIS terrorist planned to kill more than 500 people. He would have succeeded except for three American friends who refused to give in to fear.On August 21, 2015, Ayoub El-Khazzani boarded train #9364 in Brussels, bound for Paris. There could be no doubt about his mission: he had an AK-47, a pistol, a box cutter, and enough ammunition to obliterate every passenger on board. Slipping into the bathroom in secret, he armed his weapons. Another major ISIS attack was ...

Le 21 aout 2015, un fou de Daesch s'apprête à commettre un carnage dans le Thalys reliant Bruxelles à Paris. Trois jeunes Américains le neutralisent, évitant le pire. Le nouveau film de Clint Eastwood."Un hommage à ces héros du quotidien.'CLINT EASTWOOD"Au péril de leur vie, ils ont évité une tragédie.'BARACK OBAMA 21 AOÛT 2015, 15 H 17. Le Thalys n° 9364 quitte Bruxelles pour rejoindre Paris. Parmi les voyageurs, Ayoub El Khazzani, un terroriste armé d'un fusil d'assaut AK-47 et d...

Um terrorista do Estado Islâmico planeia matar mais de 500 pessoas. Mas há três heróis que recusam ceder ao medo. A 21 de agosto de 2015, Ayoub El-Khazzani embarcou no comboio 9364 em Amesterdão com destino a Paris. Não havia dúvidas quanto à sua missão: tinha uma AK-47, uma pistola, uma faca e munições suficientes para eliminar todos os passageiros a bordo. Estava prestes a começar outro atentado do Estado Islâmico. Mas Khazzani não esperava encontrar três amigos destemidos - Anthony, Ale...

The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *An ISIS terrorist planned to kill more than 500 people. He would have succeeded except for three American friends who refused to give in to fear.On August 21, 2015, Ayoub El-Khazzani boarded train #9364 in Brussels, bound for Paris. There could be no doubt about his mi...

An ISIS terrorist planned to kill more than 500 people. He would have succeeded except for three American friends who refused to give in to fear.On August 21, 2015, Ayoub El-Khazzani boarded train #9364 in Brussels, bound for Paris. There could be no doubt about his mission: he had an AK-47, a pistol, a box cutter, and enough ammunition to obliterate every passenger on board. Slipping into the bathroom in secret, he armed his weapons. Another major ISIS attack was ...

Once perceived as distant, cold, dark, and seemingly unknowable, Pluto had long been marked as the farthest and most unreachable frontier for solar system exploration. After Voyager accomplished its final planetary reconnaissance at Neptune in 1989, Pluto and its cohort in the Kuiper Belt beckoned as the missing puzzle piece for completing the first reconnaissance of our solar system. In the decades following Voyager, a mission to the Pluto system was not only imagined but also achieved, c...